Episode 265: Longview TX Fire Department Respond to a Hot Air Balloon Stuck in a Tower

Episode 265: Longview TX Fire Department Respond to a Hot Air Balloon Stuck in a Tower

May 10, 2026 · 1h 43m

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Jason discusses a complex high-angle rescue performed by the Longview Fire Department involving a hot air balloon stuck in a tower.

In this episode of The Real ResQ Podcast, Jason sits down with the Longview Fire Department crew The team responded to what quickly became one of the most complex high-angle rescues in recent memory. From the moment the call came in, the situation was evolving. Limited information, rapidly changing conditions, and the realization that this was going to require everything they had. What followed was a race against time as firefighters began a grueling climb that would take over an hour j...

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